how to use gamification for non-fiction storytelling
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The document discusses how techniques from gamification can be applied to improve storytelling. It begins with examples of interactive stories and analyzes their structure. Key elements of games like goals, challenges, and feedback are examined in relation to creating engaging stories. The thesis is that stories and games both aim to organize information, create emotions and motivate action. Applying gamification could mean adding interactive elements, soliciting reader feedback and collaboration, and challenging audiences with complex stories and unexpected angles. The challenges are providing instant feedback, pushing readers out of their comfort zone, and embracing difficult stories. The conclusion encourages adapting gamification to create immersive journalism.
how to use gamification for non-fiction storytelling
- 1. ulfgruener.de | 20151 Storytelling & Gamification ulfgruener.com/edu
- 2. ulfgruener.de | 20152 look into the engine room ulfgruener.com/edu
- 3. ulfgruener.de | 20153 what could we learn from Gamification to improve our storytelling? ulfgruener.com/edu
- 4. ulfgruener.de | 20154 1. introduction 2. example & analysis 3. how to: a thesis ulfgruener.com/edu
- 6. ulfgruener.de | 20156 Storytelling s brains only light up when they detect a story –- particularly if it evokes emotion. http://www.reachstoryu.com/about/ ulfgruener.com/edu
- 7. ulfgruener.de | 20157 that's why we need to intensify storytelling ulfgruener.com/edu
- 8. ulfgruener.de | 20158 not an entirely new way to do so: use games & learn from games: • newsgames • editorial games • persuasive games • immersive storytelling ulfgruener.com/edu
- 9. ulfgruener.de | 2015 2013 ulfgruener.com/edu the first book on newsgames: MIT Press, 2010 & "How to Do Things with Videogames" 2011 bogost.com
- 10. ulfgruener.de | 2015 journalism conference discussing newsgames: London, 2011 ulfgruener.com/edu
- 11. ulfgruener.de | 201511 ulfgruener.com/edu a reader should “develop a deeper sense of the underlying themes of a story” by playing a game journalism conference discussing newsgames: London, 2011
- 12. ulfgruener.de | 2015 http://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2014/piratefishingdoc/
- 13. ulfgruener.de | 201513 ... but: in real life? How to use Gamification in everyday storytelling? For non-fiction storys? ulfgruener.com/edu
- 14. ulfgruener.de | 201514 How to use the techniques of Gamification in our newsroom for immersive storytelling? ulfgruener.com/edu
- 16. ulfgruener.de | 201516 . bushfires in Australia . family escapes by jumping into a lake and waiting under the landing stage ulfgruener.com/edu
- 17. ulfgruener.de | 201517 . onepage storytelling parallax . linear . multimedia ulfgruener.com/edu
- 38. ulfgruener.de | 201538 ... analyze with SRF "story bulding kit" ulfgruener.com/edu
- 39. ulfgruener.de | 201539 1. the elements of a story 2. the storyline 3. the structure ulfgruener.com/edu
- 40. ulfgruener.de | 201540 Storytelling: basic elements of a story a story needs a main character (hero) ulfgruener.com/edu
- 41. ulfgruener.de | 201541 Storytelling main character (hero) ulfgruener.com/edu
- 42. ulfgruener.de | 201542 Storytelling main character (hero) … with intention ulfgruener.com/edu
- 43. ulfgruener.de | 201543 Storytelling main character (hero) … with intention wants to rescue his grandchildren ulfgruener.com/edu
- 44. ulfgruener.de | 201544 Storytelling main character (hero) … with intention and quality fearless, persistent ulfgruener.com/edu
- 45. ulfgruener.de | 201545 Storytelling a goal sth to aim for ulfgruener.com/edu a story needs:
- 46. ulfgruener.de | 201546 Storytelling xgoal survive & rebuild their home ulfgruener.com/edu
- 47. ulfgruener.de | 201547 Storytelling obstacle (or enemy) ulfgruener.com/edu a story needs:
- 49. ulfgruener.de | 201549 ulfgruener.com/edu Storytelling: basic elements of a story
- 50. ulfgruener.de | 201550 1. the elements of a story 2. the storyline 3. the structure ulfgruener.com/edu
- 55. ulfgruener.de | 201555 1. the elements of a story 2. the storyline 3. the structure ulfgruener.com/edu
- 58. ulfgruener.de | 2015 Plot-Points > scenes pushing the story Magic Moments > adding emotion & experience
- 60. ulfgruener.de | 201560 what could we learn from Gamification to improve longform stories like this one? ulfgruener.com/edu
- 61. ulfgruener.de | 201561 ... and in real life: How to use Gamification in everyday storytelling? For non-fiction storys? ulfgruener.com/edu
- 63. ulfgruener.de | 201563 Storytelling The perfect story creates different effects simultaneously: • organizes and simplifies • provides context and relevance • creates emotions • visualizes, creates images and improves memory • creates trust between author and audience • leads to action (for example: commenting, sharing ...) http://www.reachstoryu.com/about/ ulfgruener.com/edu
- 64. ulfgruener.de | 201564 ... it's a story because I'm involved I've learned sth & use it immediately ulfgruener.com/edu
- 65. ulfgruener.de | 201565 Storytelling ... that's quite similar to the mechanics of games. But we still have to add sth: ulfgruener.com/edu
- 66. ulfgruener.de | 201566 ulfgruener.com/edu key features of games: (quotes from MasterClass eSports & Gamification, Berlin, March 2016, Eurovision Academy & Institut für Ludologie; slide from the presentation by Dr. Maximilian Schenk, biu-online.de)
- 67. ulfgruener.de | 201567 Storytelling What we have to add to our stories by learning from Gamification: • interactive elements • instant feedback (!) • collaboration ("User Generated Content") • motivation • concentration • intuitive storyline ulfgruener.com/edu
- 68. ulfgruener.de | 201568 Storytelling How to apply this to storytelling? • interactive elements: quizzes, quick games ... and ? • instant feedback: discuss with author ... and? • collaboration: "User Generated Content", crowdsourcing ... and?* • motivation: by explaining things, by background, relevance ... and? • concentration: clear focus, hero, strong dramaturgy ... and? • intuitive storyline: easy to follow ... and? ulfgruener.com/edu * Dan Gillmor, 2009: "We would invite our audience to participate in the journalism process ..." http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/oct/02/dan-gillmor-22-rules-news
- 69. ulfgruener.de | 201569 ulfgruener.com/edu key features of games: (quotes from MasterClass eSports & Gamification, Berlin, March 2016, Eurovision Academy & Institut für Ludologie; slide from the presentation by Roman Rackwitz, engaginglab.com)
- 70. ulfgruener.de | 201570 Storytelling How to apply this to storytelling? • novelty: that's our job to deliver news • challenge our audience: with new angles of a story, unknown heroes ... and? • think creatively: "surprise your readers" - one of the oldest rules in journalism • do things the hard way: as journalists we're focused on telling stories the most comfortable way • - is it Gamification to urge our readers out of their "comfort zone"? ulfgruener.com/edu
- 71. ulfgruener.de | 201571 ulfgruener.com/edu key features of games: (quotes from MasterClass eSports & Gamification, Berlin, March 2016, Eurovision Academy & Institut für Ludologie; slide from the presentation by Roman Rackwitz, engaginglab.com)
- 72. ulfgruener.de | 201572 Storytelling How to apply this to storytelling? • clear goals, milestones: a good story has a clear goal, every paragraph is a clear milestone • well known rules: how to read this story? • room for maneuver: let your reader find his/her own way through the story - or at least give some options • transparency: be transparent on what do we know, what we don't know * ulfgruener.com/edu * Dan Gillmor, 2009: "Transparency would be a core element of our journalism. One example of many: every print article would have an accompanying box called "Things We Don't Know," a list of questions our journalists couldn't answer in their reporting. TV and radio stories would mention the key unknowns. Whatever the medium, the organisation's website would include an invitation to the audience to help fill in the holes, which exist in every story." http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/oct/02/dan-gillmor-22-rules-news
- 73. ulfgruener.de | 201573 ulfgruener.com/edu more key features of games: (quotes from MasterClass eSports & Gamification, Berlin, March 2016, Eurovision Academy & Institut für Ludologie) • "personal path to mastery": how could a story be a path to mastery? by making sense, explaining sth, telling new angles of a topic ... and what else? • level up - more, better, increasing complexity: challenge your audience, don't hesitate to tell complex stories ... and what else? • overview: help navigating through the story at any time and any place, this is also indispensable to give room for maneuver ... and what else? • shop: offer individual add-ons to your story ... and what else?
- 74. ulfgruener.de | 201574 Storytelling If journalists use Gamification in their storytelling – these 3 features are the most challenging: • instant feedback for our audience while reading a story • challenge our audience and don't make it too easy, too simple • do things the hard way and therefore urge our readers out of their "comfort zone" ulfgruener.com/edu
- 75. ulfgruener.de | 201575 let's go, play! adapt the the techniques of Gamification for your TV/Radio/Online immersive storytelling ulfgruener.com/edu see all my presentations at http://de.slideshare.net/ulghh/